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Nulooq or tablet?
I'm just getting into working with PS CS3 and I already feel like
the mouse bears to be cumbersome for some activities like the lasso tool for example - my hand just hurts after a while. I plan to do a moderate amount of ps'ing so is it worth to consider either a tablet or Logitech's Nulooq? Thanks! |
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Nulooq or tablet?
Zilla wrote:
I'm just getting into working with PS CS3 and I already feel like the mouse bears to be cumbersome for some activities like the lasso tool for example - my hand just hurts after a while. I plan to do a moderate amount of ps'ing so is it worth to consider either a tablet or Logitech's Nulooq? Thanks! Wacom Tablet. 6x4 is probably adequate for photo work. Larger is better, but perhaps more needed by graphic artists. Patented technology, other brands of tablet don't cut the mustard. Annoyances with the wacom are that the buttons on the pen are easy to accidentally click when you're working. OTOH, you can reprogram and/or disable them. Mine has lh button on tablet set for undo, rh button for redo. Very convenient. |
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Nulooq or tablet?
Wacom Tablets are the only ones to consider but there is a learning curve.
Most likely you are trying to do some form of compositing. You will learn that often there are easier ways to isolate pictorial elements than tediously outlining them. |
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Nulooq or tablet?
On 2008-02-28 20:09:03 -0700, "flambe" said:
Wacom Tablets are the only ones to consider but there is a learning curve. Most likely you are trying to do some form of compositing. You will learn that often there are easier ways to isolate pictorial elements than tediously outlining them. True enough, but for the best results you will usually need to have skills with the pen tool, for part/all of your selection. There is no shortcut to learning these skills. After you master "real" outlining (Bezier curves), you can use a soft-edge brush where it's appropriate. There will still be times when creating a path the old-fashioned way is the only right way. As for the pain, it's a hurdle that has to be overcome. I once gave myself so much tendonitis with a trackball it felt like Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Never used a stylus like the Wacom tablet, but many thousands of people have learned to do PS with a mouse, and I suspect thousands more are learning right now. -- Vanity is so secure in the heart of man that everyone wants to be admired: even I who write this, and you who read this. |
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Nulooq or tablet?
flambe wrote:
Wacom Tablets are the only ones to consider but there is a learning curve. I had a sore wrist problem at work for a while & got a small tablet/pen. I didn't find it very useful for fine work (learning curve I suppose) but I thought it was neat that I could use it *and* the mouse in both hands! It was definitely good for my wrist. Most likely you are trying to do some form of compositing. You will learn that often there are easier ways to isolate pictorial elements than tediously outlining them. If outlining, polygonal lasso usually works better than freeform, or the pen tool if you can learn it (frustrating). |
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